VMware ACE 2.0 Enterprise Edition Beta Program

Key Features of ACE 2 Enterprise Edition

Design once, deploy anywhere. Create standardized hardware-independent PC environments and deploy them to any standard PC for
Workstation 6 Integration. Support for a single VMware platform empowers VMware Workstation 6 users to create and securely package VMware ACE virtual machines for deployment to end users. Additional ACE key needed to unlock ACE authoring functionality on Workstation 6.

Centralized security and management policies. Virtual Rights Management (VRM) centralizes management of security policies and access rights applied to VMware ACE running on an end-user PC.
Secured access. Secure the entire VMware ACE environment, including data and system configuration, with authentication and virtual disk encryption.
Device control. Grant or deny access to host PC devices such as printers, USB memory keys, or DVD/CD writers based on device type or ID.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) capability. Prevent end users from copying VMware ACE to a separate or removable device, network file system or another PC.
Expiration control. Configure VMware ACE to expire at a pre-determined time, or after a pre-set period.

Rules-based network access. Enable endpoint compliance by identifying and quarantining expired, unauthorized or out-of-date VMware ACE environments by port or traffic type.
Flexible endpoint lockdown. Tighten desktop security policies while - at the same time - providing the freedom end-users require to be productive.

Provision desktops with a USB. Quickly and securely provide corporate standard desktop access to 3rd parties such as customers/contractors/vendors without the need for expensive additional systems.
Untether the desktop. Give mobile employees the freedom to work from wherever they need to.
Be ready. Provide an alternative desktop as part of your disaster recovery and business continuity solution.

Snapshots. Eliminate the time required to reconfigure systems by leveraging pre-captured snapshots of known good desktop images. Rapidly configure demo and training environments with custom snapshots in seconds.
Quick recovery with Re-Image Snapshot. Save help desk and support costs by helping users recover quickly on their own. With a snapshot that is taken after the VMware ACE is installed on the client, end users can revert to a previous state within seconds.